David Weiss wrote: > What do you mean by excavating felt? > I haven't experimented with Ed McMorrow's "Lighthammer" trimming (though its on my mind), but he removes a fair amount of felt from the shoulders with a razor blade. Perhaps he might chime in here if he's lurking. The folks who own the Frederick Collection of Historical Grand Pianos in Ashburnham, MA have also performed this "excavation" on a couple of their modern period instruments in an attempt to achieve a hammer weight approaching what they surmise as hammer weight original to the action. Jim I -- Jim Ialeggio grandpianosolutions.com 978- 425-9026 Shirley, MA
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